Elemental Gen - Z

Chapter 49's

[Araya's Origin Arc - #1]

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Twelve years ago. At the time Araya was one year and four months old, and Allucia was four.

That morning, about ten. Araya was playing the blocks in the living room, accompanied by her mother. Usually, the block game is Allucia who plays it. At that time, Allucia still did not come home from school.

"Let's try to stack the blocks" said the mother while exemplifying.

Little Araya also tried to do the thing that had just been exemplified by her mother. That is, putting a small beam on top of a larger beam that has been stacked. But failed, the beam all collapsed. It's natural, it's a kid.

Geck! Geck! Geck!

There was a knocking on the door. Looks like someone knocked on the front door, definitely not Allucia. If Allucia would have knocked and called if she had come home.

"For a moment, I'm going to open the door first" Luccyana said before walking away from her little daughter. Araya looked at him with her distinctive plain face.

"Honey, I'm home" said a handsome man, about thirty years old, hugging Luccyana tightly, for half a year had not met and very rarely sent word.

"You're finally home, you haven't been home for half a year" said Luccyana, eyes teary after seeing someone who means so much in her life. Luccyana hugged the person tightly, the person returned his embrace.

"I was given leave for a few days, so don't be sad anymore" said the man while calming.

"Let's go in," Luccyana asked after rubbing her slightly wet face. After that, they went into the house. After arriving in the living room..

"I want to go to the bathroom first huh," said the man as he patted Luccyana's shoulder softly.

"But remember, where is the place?"

"Hehe, it's still.."

"Okey, I'm also going to the kitchen to make you a drink."

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Moments later, after the man finished washing his hands and feet in the bathroom. Right now, he was sitting on the carpet in the living room where Araya was playing. Araya looked at him while not daring to continue playing. That guy feels foreign to him.

Shortly thereafter, Luccyana had arrived carrying a tray containing a glass of warm tea. And put it on a table not far from there.

Upon realizing the arrival of her mother, little Araya immediately hugged her mother tightly, perhaps she was afraid.

"Why then?" asked Luccyana while stroking Araya's hair gently. Aya, that was Araya's call when she was a child.

"Atut.." said little Araya in a cute voice, while trying to point at a man in front of her and also her mother.

"Don't be afraid, it's dad." Luccyana replied as she pointed towards the man before her, who was her husband as well as the father of Araya and Allucia.

"A.yeah?" the word Araya is like a man who is spelling.

"Yes, it's dad. Come with me, father" said his father as he extended his hands forward. Still, Araya was still afraid. He hid his face on his mother's shoulder.

"Hihi, maybe she's scared because you're wearing a uniform" Luccyana said with a chuckle.

"Oh yeah? All right, I'll take it off. Someday, Araya will wear it too" said the man, taking off his uniform, which looks like a vest soldiers used to train for war. After being removed, she now wears a plain white t-shirt-changing top.

"Huh? What did that mean?"

"Mother, I'm home." said someone with a typical child voice, she's Allucia who just got home from school.

"Yey! Dad's home!" allucia said happily as she hugged her father from behind.

"Yes, my father was given a day off to go home for a few days" said his father.

From his mother's lap, little Araya looked puzzled as she watched them. He was curious, but still a little scared.

"Allucia, change clothes first. That's the shirt I've prepared." Luccyana told Allucia.

"Okay mother," replied Allucia, then went to her room.

After that incident, Araya looked at the man called 'father' by Allucia earlier. His father only smiled faintly when he saw his little daughter.

"A.. yeah?"

"Yes, it's dad. Come." said his mother persuaded.

After feeling quite certain that it was his father, little Araya tried to stand up, then walked slowly towards his father. He fell down a few times, but he always woke up again. And the distance was only about three steps away, he fell again, but his father caught him and Araya did not fall.

"Upss," said his father while capturing Araya who almost fell. Then hold.

"Well, as long as the father stays, it has started to work" said the father, watching his daughter's very cute face, especially her chubby cheeks.

"A.. yeah?" araya said while looking at her father's face.

"Yes" replied his father with a smile.

Shortly after, Allucia was there.

"Sir, you are the same father, I am the same mother" Allucia said as she sat near her mother.

Araya did not respond, she focused on staring at a device attached to her father's left wrist. Not a watch, the shape is longer to be referred to as a watch, from the wrist to the elbow, half of which is covered with the tool.

"To the front yuk," his father invited Araya to the front (home terrace) to look around. Then, he carried a small Araya and walked towards the terrace of the house.

Not long ago, something unexpected happened. The device attached to his father's left wrist saw his light flickering white.

"Arga! Of emergency! There's been a string of attacks! The portal's cracked! Ughhhh! Arghhhh!" a person's voice sounded in a panicked tone, and from his tone, it sounded he was being attacked by something. And after that, his communication device instantly died.

"Wheel! The rain! What the hell is going on?! Answer me?!" said his father named 'Arga' in a panic, but he tried to hide the panic so that Araya was not afraid.

"A..well? To. napa?" asked Araya with a little fear.

"No, don't be afraid, it's okay. Let's go in." said Arga while stroking the little princess's hair, then took her inside the house.

When he went back inside the house, his wife looked at him with a difficult look. Sadness, worry, fear, maybe that's all that can be explained.

"What's wrong?" ask Luccyana worried.

"Honey, please take care of the children." said Arga while handing Araya to his wife.

"What's dad?" Allucia asked.

"Sorry, I have to leave immediately. Once again I'm sorry" said Arga, looking down to hide her sadness.

"Dad.don't go. hiks.." Allucia hugged her father accompanied by her sobs. Arga rubbed his head gently.

"I'm sorry dad, I have no choice but to protect you and everyone" Arga said, trying to calm him down. In her deepest heart, she was unwilling to leave her family, anymore.

"Dad.please don't go again. huaaaaaa!" now, Allucia's cry is growing. He was afraid that his father would get hurt again. After a devastating attack a few months ago, it caused the person he cared about to go into a coma for several days.

"Don't be sad, Dad will be fine. Cia was just praying." said her father, now Allucia let her cry. Arga rubbed her first daughter's wet cheeks as tears flowed from the corner of her eyes.

After which, he looked at Allucia, then looked at Araya who was still being embraced by her mother.

"Allucia, Araya, you two don't be naughty.. You must obey your mother." her father gave advice, Allucia nodded.

"The two of you are here for a while huh" said Luccyana after rubbing the bottom of her wet eyes.

"Yes Mom.."

Then, Luccyana picked up Arga's uniform that was still lying on the floor. The uniform is white with some black stripes, and comes with a protective cover that is made out of nothing.

After that, Arga invites Luccyana to take him to the front of the house.

To be continued..

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